Archive for September, 2009
The Fall Bulb that’s not Dutch.
  Of course, lots of the bulbs we consider Dutch Bulbs for fall planting aren’t Dutch at all. Tulips are native to the middle east, and daffodils originally came from Spain and France. (Read our History of Tulips and Daffodils.) But did you know that one of the lovliest fall bulbs you can plant is a North [...]
September 16, 2009
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Tags: camassia, daffodils, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs
To a gardener Labor Day isn’t the last day of summer.
It’s the first day of Spring! Nice cool days. Beautiful leaves.  To a gardener, it’s always the golden opportunity to begin planning an even better season next year. From now on, we all have a few delicious weeks to put in seed and bulbs to create an almost automatic spectacle for next spring and summer. Yes, fall [...]
September 5, 2009
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Tags: daffodils, lilies, tulips · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Fall, Wildflowers
